In a nameless sea in the Gulf of Aden.
While the allied forces were looting the Sirius Island, the Sirius Pirates, who had fled from the battlefield, experienced a drastic change.
Before the war, the Sirius Pirates had more than 25,000 people, and they had more than 150 ships of various sizes. After the battle, not only did the pirates lose their base, but their fleet was also almost destroyed.
What was even more tragic was that their captain, Efya, was also killed during the battle.
The entire pirate group was now leaderless.
At around five o 'clock in the afternoon, the remnants of the pirate group finally gathered together. There were less than 6,000 survivors, and there were only about 20 warships left.
Farah and more than 600 members of the Cheetah Mercenary Group accompanied them.
After learning that their captain, Efya, had died, internal strife immediately broke out within the pirate group. In order to fight for the position of captain, the five leaders did not give in to each other, and they did not even hesitate to fight each other. It was about to evolve into a bloody conflict.
For the pirates, who were already on the verge of collapse, it was one disaster after another.
As the saying goes, a skinny camel is still bigger than a horse.
Even though the Sirius Pirates had suffered heavy losses, they were still a force that could not be ignored in the Gulf of Aden. After all, the other two pirate groups had also suffered heavy losses in this battle.
The balance of power between the three pirate groups in the Gulf of Aden was not broken.
Because of this, the position of captain was very tempting to the leaders.
At this moment, a legendary figure in the Gulf of Aden, Farah, stepped forward at the right time and began the most glorious journey of his life as the King of One Piece.
Regarding Farah, there was no lack of complaints within the pirate group. It was the inaction of the Cheetah Mercenary Group at the critical moment that led to the reversal of the entire battle.
Previously, the five leaders had no time to care about Farah and his team because they were fighting for the position of captain. Now that Farah had stepped forward, wasn't he seeking his own death?!
In fact, that was not the case.
Farah was an ambitious person who especially liked to use tricks and schemes. How could he not have a trump card to cooperate with the three major pirate groups, especially the Sirius Pirates?
Otherwise, the Sirius Pirates would have thrown them into the sea to feed the fishes during their escape.
Not to mention Ouyang Shuo, even the Somali players did not understand why Farah betrayed them.
As the leader of the largest guild in Somalia and the number one player in the country, Farah should have already achieved success and recognition. Why did he still take the risk and collude with pirates to harm the players of the country?
The root of this was that the pirate group could bring him huge benefits.
Back in the second year of Gaia, by chance, Farah had colluded with the Skywolf Pirate Group. One of them was in the open, while the other was in the dark.
Farah made use of the Cheetah Mercenary Group's huge influence in the country to gather information on the sailing routes of the country's merchant ships. He then passed the information to the Sirius Pirate Group so that they could plunder the merchant ships.
The loot would be split 30: 70, so it was naturally a win-win situation.
In just one year, Farah had made a huge profit of 150,000 gold coins.
At the same time, Farah was also an ambitious person. He was extremely greedy and had a huge appetite.
A year had passed, and just working with the pirates and earning 30% of the profits was no longer enough to satisfy Farah's appetite. His real goal was to completely control the pirate group and make it a secret branch of the [Cheetah Mercenary Group]. Then, he would take all the looted wealth for himself.
Farah began to use the looted wealth to consciously cultivate trusted aides within the pirate group. At the beginning of the third year of Gaia, Farah was appointed as the second leader by Captain Efya.
This unexpected appointment was the result of Farah's trusted aides secretly pushing for it. From this, it could be seen that Farah's foundation in the pirate group was deep enough to threaten Efya's rule.
Efya sensed this and was about to take action when Farah alertly sent him a tempting cake: Join forces with the three pirate groups, set up an ambush, and defeat the Somali Navy in one fell swoop.
The Somali Navy had always been the biggest obstacle for the pirates to plunder merchant ships.
To be able to get rid of this thorn in their side in one fell swoop, the three pirate groups could not resist such a temptation. Naturally, both sides hit it off, which led to the story that had happened before.
The only variable was probably the "untimely" appearance of the ocean-going fleet in Somalia. Otherwise, the tragedy of the Somali Navy in his previous life would definitely happen again.
It was precisely because of this that Farah repeatedly set up traps in Port Berbera. It was to eliminate this variable and get things back on track.
At the same time, the appearance of the ocean-going fleet made Farah have other ideas. It had to be said that most ambitious people could not control their desires.
After discovering that he was being suspected by Captain Efya, Farah had been thinking about how to get rid of Efya, and then support a puppet captain within the pirate group to completely control the pirate group.
The appearance of the ocean-going fleet was an opportunity.
Farah's plan was to use the ocean-going fleet to deal a heavy blow to the pirate group. He could take this opportunity to take control of the pirate group, killing two birds with one stone.
Unfortunately, Farah had not heard of the ancient adage: War is like fire, not fire.
Farah had overestimated his ability to play with fire, and he had also underestimated the power of the "fire" that was the ocean-going fleet. In the end, not only did he not make use of the fire, he was burned by the fire.
The lesson was profound.
Fortunately, the heavens did not destroy Farah, giving him a chance in a desperate situation. Captain Efya's death and the Skywolf Pirate Group falling into internal strife gave Farah a chance to rise again.
He keenly sensed that the opportunity to completely control the pirate group had quietly arrived.
Although the leaders were quite critical of Farah, Farah was still the second-in-command of the group. He was the second-in-name in name only. After the death of the captain, Farah's position became more and more important.
"If I can win the support of the second-in-command, the captain's throne will be secured," the leaders thought.
In the eyes of the pirate leaders, Farah was a mutant, and he would eventually go ashore. He could not compete with them for the captain's throne. That was why they had such naive thoughts.
They did not know that Farah could not go back at all.
The foundation of the Cheetah Mercenary Group in Somalia had been uprooted by the major guilds, and even their headquarters had been occupied. If Farah dared to go ashore, he would probably be beaten to death by the Somali players.
"Traitor Farah" had been permanently nailed to the pillar of shame in Somali history.
This was the saying: one careless move, and the whole game would be lost.
…
After Farah stepped forward to mediate, the five leaders stopped fighting, and the internal conflict was finally resolved. In the evening, Farah warmly invited the five leaders to the ship to discuss the future of the pirate group.
With different thoughts in mind, the five leaders arrived on time at seven o 'clock at night.
As the mysterious second-in-command of the pirate group, Farah owned a pirate ship alone. Other than the sailors, there were six hundred members of the Cheetah Mercenary Group on the ship.
Through the forum, they already knew about the miserable situation of their comrades who were still in the country, and they were all depressed. Inevitably, they even had some complaints about their captain, Farah.
It was Farah's decision that completely dragged them into the abyss.
However, Farah was their only support now. Only by following their leader would they be able to find a way to survive. If they went back, they would only die.
From this, it could be seen that Farah's strategy was brilliant.
"To the weak, they are naturally obedient and lazy. As long as they are not forced into a dead end, give them a glimmer of hope, and they will be at the mercy of the strong." This was Farah's life motto.
On the battlefield, under such circumstances, the members of the Cheetah Mercenary Group could still listen to the captain's command and resolutely betray him. This was enough to show how high Farah's prestige in the mercenary group was.
Not to mention other things, at least in the area of buying people's hearts, Farah was worthy of praise.
Just before dinner, the regiment commander once again pointed out the right path for them and gave them hope. After listening to the captain's plan, the captains' eyes were burning, and their fighting spirit was reignited.
"Let's do it!"
…
Inside the cabin, Farah and the five leaders were drinking, and it was very lively. While they were drunk, the shadow of the defeat in the day seemed to have disappeared along with the drunkenness in their hearts.
It was: Today we have wine, today we get drunk; tomorrow we worry, tomorrow we worry.
However, the leaders didn't know that this was a Banquet at Hongmen.
Of course, Farah didn't know about the Banquet at Hongmen, but as a natural conspirator, it didn't stop him from figuring out a similar method.
After three rounds of drinking, Farah suddenly smashed the glass, and the sound was extremely ear-piercing.
"Huh?"
The five leaders were already a little drunk, and they didn't know why, but they suddenly saw more than twenty assassins with sharp blades in their hands suddenly rush into the cabin. Without saying anything, they attacked them.
Cold light flashed, and the murderous aura was awe-inspiring.
This time, the drunkenness of the leaders completely dissipated, and they were scared into a cold sweat. They were about to pick up their weapons to fight back, but it was too late.
In less than five minutes, in this split second, the five leaders of the pirate group were all killed by the players with swords, and died on the spot.
In this way, the pirate group was really a group of dragons without a leader.
The leaders were killed, and the pirates were in an uproar, shouting to avenge their respective leaders.
It seemed that it was about to become a melee.
At this time, the cronies that Farah had cultivated in the pirate group finally showed their power. They immediately took action, subdued the most fierce companions, and shouted that the second leader would succeed the position of the captain.
"In this time of crisis, only the second leader can lead us out of the predicament," the cronies said.
Seeing this, the pirates were disappointed. They looked around, and there was no hope of a comeback. So they could only succumb to reality. In a fundamental sense, pirates were not a group of trustworthy people.
In this way, Farah successfully ascended to the throne of the captain and began his career as the Pirate King.
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